Statistics

30% granted overall (6,425 of 21,286). Yearly rates ranged 14 to 39% where the yearly sample is large enough.

• F · Financial Considerations

  29% granted · 3,913 granted · 9,633 denied

  • Financial (unspecified)
    27% granted · 3,010 granted · 8,159 denied

  • Credit-card debt
    33% granted · 1,371 granted · 2,755 denied

  • Medical debt
    32% granted · 1,096 granted · 2,315 denied

  • Unpaid taxes
    24% granted · 649 granted · 2,060 denied

  • Auto-loan debt
    27% granted · 671 granted · 1,857 denied

  • Utility / phone debt
    32% granted · 662 granted · 1,435 denied

  • Student-loan debt
    30% granted · 602 granted · 1,381 denied

  • Mortgage / home-loan debt
    37% granted · 673 granted · 1,136 denied

  • Civil judgment against applicant
    22% granted · 399 granted · 1,385 denied

  • Failure to file taxes
    19% granted · 334 granted · 1,391 denied

  • Bankruptcy filing
    30% granted · 350 granted · 831 denied

  • Personal-loan debt
    29% granted · 193 granted · 463 denied

  • Child support debt
    22% granted · 135 granted · 483 denied

• E · Personal Conduct

  19% granted · 1,230 granted · 5,263 denied

  • Falsified the security form
    8% granted · 194 granted · 2,218 denied

  • Personal conduct (unspecified)
    21% granted · 453 granted · 1,700 denied

  • Omission / failure to disclose
    23% granted · 482 granted · 1,618 denied

  • Lack of candor in an interview
    9% granted · 103 granted · 1,081 denied

  • Questionable judgment
    19% granted · 188 granted · 805 denied

  • Workplace rules violation
    16% granted · 80 granted · 428 denied

  • Pattern of dishonesty / rule violations
    11% granted · 50 granted · 399 denied

• J · Criminal Conduct

  19% granted · 557 granted · 2,374 denied

  • Criminal conduct (unspecified)
    19% granted · 306 granted · 1,298 denied

  • DUI / DWI (criminal)
    19% granted · 151 granted · 653 denied

  • Drug related criminal charge
    16% granted · 99 granted · 521 denied

  • Assault / battery
    18% granted · 83 granted · 370 denied

• H · Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

  20% granted · 555 granted · 2,204 denied

  • Marijuana
    20% granted · 477 granted · 1,930 denied

  • Drug involvement (unspecified)
    18% granted · 215 granted · 982 denied

  • Cocaine
    16% granted · 83 granted · 443 denied

• B · Foreign Influence

  48% granted · 1,283 granted · 1,396 denied

  • Foreign relationship (unspecified)
    48% granted · 794 granted · 877 denied

  • Parent in a foreign country
    45% granted · 696 granted · 845 denied

  • Sibling in a foreign country
    51% granted · 597 granted · 578 denied

  • In law in foreign country
    45% granted · 309 granted · 376 denied

  • Spouse dual / foreign citizen
    37% granted · 211 granted · 357 denied

  • Extended family in foreign country
    46% granted · 211 granted · 248 denied

• G · Alcohol Consumption

  23% granted · 360 granted · 1,183 denied

  • DUI / DWI (alcohol)
    23% granted · 264 granted · 885 denied

  • Binge / intoxication pattern
    18% granted · 139 granted · 640 denied

  • Alcohol incident (unspecified)
    27% granted · 195 granted · 519 denied

  • Alcohol use disorder diagnosed
    20% granted · 102 granted · 410 denied

  • Continued use after treatment
    14% granted · 64 granted · 380 denied

• C · Foreign Preference

  44% granted · 470 granted · 600 denied

  • Foreign passport possession / use
    42% granted · 303 granted · 424 denied

  • Foreign citizenship acquisition / application
    41% granted · 204 granted · 293 denied

• D · Sexual Behavior

  15% granted · 57 granted · 335 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• M · Use of Information Technology

  28% granted · 44 granted · 116 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• I · Psychological Conditions

  14% granted · 21 granted · 129 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• K · Handling Protected Information

  37% granted · 55 granted · 93 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• L · Outside Activities

  44% granted · 15 granted · 19 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• A · Allegiance to the United States

  0% granted † · 0 granted · 1 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

† marks fewer than 20 cases, too few to be reliable. A case can raise several concerns, so the rows overlap.

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